What better time to practice being imperfect?
Week one of the COVID-19 School Closing: We had it all planned out. A daily schedule to provide routine and structure to the days at home of our four school aged children, ages 11-18. Three mandatory study hours at the dining room table, time outside, and time together playing board games, watching movies, sharing stories. An opportunity, I thought to myself, to bring us closer as a family doing all those amazing activities together that parents post about on FaceBook. All of their kids full of smiles, no electronic devices in sight. Yes - that was going be us! Pictures of the kids and I doing crafts, cooking, hiking, etc. Week two of the COVID-19 School Closing: A slightly raised voice calling the kids down for breakfast. Frustration as I try to figure out how to shut off their individual devices for not following the guidelines set during week one. Confusion as 4 voices at once tell me how much time they earned off their study hour with the extra incentives provided each